Tennessee's Willie Bohannon (86) and Austin Johnson (40) walk off the field after a season-ending loss to Kentucky in 2011.

Written by

Evan Woodbery
| Knoxville News Sentinel

So much has changed in Lexington and Knoxville in the past 365 days that it seems hard to believe Kentucky and Tennessee both have the same records they did a year ago when they met in a dismal season finale at Neyland Stadium.

Both teams, infused with the optimism that comes with a new coach and new hope, want the comparisons to end there.

In 2012, Kentucky's Joker Phillips was coaching the final game of his three-year tenure. Jim Chaney was serving ...